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Medal - Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia, Bronze Prize, Western Australia, Australia
Reg. No: NU 35373
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- Summary:
- Australia Western Australia Perth
Medal - Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia Bronze Prize
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Bronze medal minted for the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia. The Society is a non-profit organisation based in Perth, Western Australia, which aims to promote the significance of rural Western Australia and the state's primary industries. It has encouraged and assisted the development of Western Australian resources, including agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, industrial, rural, technological, commercial and mineral resources. The Society was founded in 1831. It held its first show in 1834, and in 1890 it received permission to use the word 'Royal' in its title. - Description:
- An unissued bronze prize medal (51 mm diameter) featuring a swan swimming to left together with details of the issuing body and space to engrave details of a winner.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 51 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 70.05 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, agriculture |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | agricultural prizes |
| Series: | Australian Agricultural Medals |
| Obverse Description: | Swan swimming left; around, * ROYAL + AGRICULTURAL + SOCIETY + OF + WESTERN + AUSTRALIA below, FOUNDED / 1831; |
| Reverse Description: | Open wreath, wheat on left native flora on right |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOUNDED / 1831 |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia |
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